Awards
Yutaro Fujimoto has a breadth of experience in providing legal advice on a wide range of energy matters, including both conventional and renewable power plant projects and their finance transactions; electricity and gas transactions; start-ups and M&A in the field of energy; designing legal structures for energy transactions; energy-related dispute resolution; and compliance with energy-related regulations and regimes.
He previously worked as the first Legal Deputy Director in the Policy Planning Division of the Electricity and Gas Market Surveillance Commission, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in order to support its launch. Through such work, he has gained thorough and in-depth knowledge of energy regulations, policies, markets, and systems.
Practice Areas
Education/Professional Experience
- 2007
- Kyoto University (LL.B.)
- 2008 -
- Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
- 2014
- University of Pennsylvania Law School (LL.M.)
- 2014 - 2015
- Isuzu North America Corporation
- 2015 - 2016
- Policy Planning Division (Legal), Electricity Market Surveillance Commission, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- 2016 - 2017
- Policy Planning Division (Legal), Electricity and Gas Market Surveillance Commission, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- 2021 - present
- Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
- 2022 - present
- A member of the Committee on Master Plan for Cross-regional Interconnection Network and Network Utilization Rule etc. organized by OCCTO
- 2023 - present
- A member of the Cross-regional Network Development Committee organized by OCCTO
- 2024 - present
- A member of the Dispute Settlement Committee, Electric Power Reserve eXchange
- Nov 2024 - present
- A member of the Working Group on Distribution of Liquefied Petroleum Gas organized by Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
- Jan 2025 - present
- A member of the Working Group on Indirect (Financial) Transmission Right under JEPX auction
Awards
Seminars
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October 31, 2023 (Tue) - December 20, 2024 (Fri)Book Launch Seminar “ESG Legal Practice”: Part 2 – “Key Issues in ESG Legal Practice – Environment”
- Jiro Mikami
- Kiyoshi Honda
- Hiromi Hattori
Online (On-Demand)
- Infrastructure/Energy/Environment
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November 2, 2022 (Wed) 15:00 - 16:30
Book Launch Seminar “Carbon Neutrality Legal Practice”: Part 2— “Key Technologies for Decarbonization: Corporate PPA and Carbon Credits”
- Kiyoshi Honda
- Yutaro Fujimoto
Online (Live & On-Demand)
- Infrastructure/Energy/Environment
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November 5, 2021 (Fri) 15:00 - 16:002021 Part2: Renewable Energy— Non-fossil Fuel Energy Certificates and Corporate Power Purchase Agreements
- Yutaro Fujimoto
Online (Live & On-Demand)
- Power Generation/Renewable Energy
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June 11, 2019 (Tue) 14:00 - 16:30Environment and Energy Seminar “Cutting-Edge Legal and Insurance Practice regarding Project Finance-based Offshore Wind Power Generation Projects”
- Kiyoshi Honda
- Yutaro Fujimoto
JP Tower Hall & Conference
- Infrastructure/Energy/Environment
Publications
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Articles
Chambers Global Practice Guides Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution 2025 Japan – Law & Practice
(July 2025)
Rintaro Hirano, Yutaro Fujimoto, Yurika Masakane, Yutaro Kato (Co-author)
- Infrastructure/Energy/Environment
- Power Generation/Renewable Energy
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Articles
Chambers Global Practice Guides Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution 2024 Japan – Law & Practice
(August 2024)
Rintaro Hirano, Yutaro Fujimoto, Misaki Aono, Naoto Obara (Co-author)
- Infrastructure/Energy/Environment
- Power Generation/Renewable Energy
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Newsletters
Practical notes regarding the 2023 amendments to the Renewable Energy Special Measures Act
Yutaro Fujimoto (Co-author)
- Infrastructure/Energy/Environment
- Power Generation/Renewable Energy
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Articles
Chambers Global Practice Guides Alternative Energy & Power 2023 Japan – Law & Practice
(July 2023)
Rintaro Hirano, Yutaro Fujimoto, Misaki Aono, Naoto Obara (Co-author)
- Infrastructure/Energy/Environment
- Power Generation/Renewable Energy
